Final Test! Youth in Court

Question 1

Canadian Court System- youth court (lower magistrate court):

Question 2

Law and legal guilt

Answer 2

Factual guilt vs legal guilt (imp difference; not the same) the threshold is legal guilt. Legal
guilt is the findings by the rule of law

Question 3

Legal Rights- special protections for youth:

Answer 3

• Language that is age-appropriate
• Lawyer and presence of lawyer with police questioning (adults do not) for adults, in
  Supreme Court said they don’t need it. You can call a lawyer before you get questioned
• Have adult (parent/guardian) present when making statements to police
• Right to privacy (media publication bans)

Question 4

Crown responsibilities:

Answer 4

• A) Give advice to police (during investigation and other)
  o Except in BC where they screen before the police do
• B) Screening files & gather information
• C) Knowledge of community programs (EM/ES; organize & supervise; formalize EM/ES)
• D) Negotiate plea resolutions (bargains)
  o Bargain to plead guilty for a lesser charge. Also, they use the most amount of
  charges to get them to plead guilty.
• E) Participate in conferences (pre-trial and sentencing)
• F) Set dates (conferences; court; meetings)
• G) Make court appearance
  o If they are being held in detention, the Crown has to put it through trial. Not a lot
  of youth and adults go through trial process.

Question 5

Cases in juvenile court:

Question 6

Decisions in youth court:

Question 7

Rates of convictions

Question 8

Remand/pretrial detention:

Question 9

Court proceedings:

Question 10

Maximum penalties under YCJA:

Question 11

Trial with Jury (Youth):

Question 12

Factors to be considered in sentencing:

Question 13

Sentencing principles:

Question 14

Penal philosophies:

Question 15

Youth sentences- non custodial sanctions:

Question 16

Custodial sanctions:

Question 17

Historical foundations:

Question 18

Changing use of custody: